Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-01-20

On the night OF April 10, 1888, a passenger
train on the Flint a. Pere Marquette rail
road ran into fiat car which had been
blown by the wind from a siding TO the
main track at County Line. Engineer
Hewitt and fireman Rhodes were the only
persons injured by the collision. The
former was carried on the company's pay
roll until last year, when his name was
dropped. He sued to recover $5O,0 900 dam
ages. The case was on trial in the circuit
court for week in East Saginaw, and
ended in a verdict for $4,000 in favor of
the plaintiff. The case will be appealed to
the supreme court.
During 1856 there was reported 62 fires in
this state, involving the destruction of
saw, planning, shingle mill and lumber
property. There was an aggregate total
loss of $500, and insurance amounting
to S434, 1875.
Mr.. Thomas Sweeney, for nearly 40
years a resident of Coldwater, is dead. He
was cousin of the late Archbishop Cooke
Of Ireland.
The Lucy Mining company of Negaunee,
filed articles of incorporation with Sena-
tor VIM. III. Barnum, Hon. Alex. Maitland
of Negaunee and Capt. ID. III. Bacon OF lsh-
peming, as the incorporators, The com
pany has secured a ninety-nine years
lease of the valuable McComber mine,
which has lain idle, and the title TO which
has been in litigation for several years. The
mine will be started up at once employing
200 men.
The Twenty first Michigan regiment held
its reunion in Grand Rapids on the 18th
Grams, who in story, Renaissance and song
lived over again the old days.
Clinton has secured $4,000 subscriptions
towards rebuilding the burned wooden
factory. When $1,000 is reached, the
work of reconstruction will begin. The
mil cd hAn nd
paid $4,000 in monthly payments alone.
J. e. P. Hathaway, one of the Oldest and
wealthiest citizens of Macomb county,
died in New Baltimore recently.
Mrs Mary r Pendill, physician of East
Saginaw, is reported to have fallen heir To
q fortune of $4,000 by the death Of an
aunt in Pennsylvania.
Mrs Rhoda Strunk, wife Of the editor of
the Gaylord iadeDcndeat has been appoint
eel postmistress at Gaylord, Otsego
county.
Col Black Of the Twenty third infantry,
Fort Wayne, has been summoned to Wash
ington TO attend the court martial OF
Lieut. Cearles Humphreys OF the Third
Artillery, son of the late Gen. Humphreys,
chief of engineers.
Mr. Heller, proprietor Of the Northern
hotel at Harrison, repremanded his Ii
year old son for some misdemeanor This so
duStTeu Nut young man Uudt lb TOOK pls-
tol from his pocket and deliberately shot
himself The chances are in favor of the
boys recovery.
The association of prosecuting attorneys
OF the state holds its annual meeting at
Lansing Jan. 25 The purpose of the meet
ing is IL formulate and suggest to the leg
islature such laws as may be thought nee.
essary for the conviction of criminals.
Prof. D'Armaud, a well-known French
teacher in Kalamazoo and other places in
Michigan, died ut the asylum recently. He
was Union soldier.
The Catholic church in Bronson was de-
stroyed by fire the other morning.
Senator Palmer has returned from
Europe.
The large and commodious barn OF the
Snow brothers, five miles southwest of
Morenci and just over the line in Ohio,
was burned to the ground with all its con-
tents, consisting of four horses, five cows,
eighty live extra valuable sheep and sew
eral hundred bushels of grain. Loss SO 900
insurance $500.
Mrs. NJ Adele Hazlett OF Hudson, has
secured position in the office of the audi
tor general at Lansing.
The state fish hatchery at Petoskey Is
now in full operation with over 22,OO0O0O
whitefish eggs getting ready to turn into
little fishes.
James Bloos. for over half century a
century a resident of Saginaw City, is
dead
The iron passenger bridge across the
river at Blissfield went down the other
day. Four men and seven head of cattle
went down with 1t. The bridge has been
considered unsafe for some time and its
fall was not unexpected.
John g. Crombie for over 30 years a well
known business man of Pontiac, is dead.
The executive committee have decided
to locate the state fair at Jackson again
this year. The treasurer's report shows
the finances of the society to be IN good
condition.
DIR. Edward Dorsch, IA resident and prac-
ticing physician of Monroe since 1850 died
while sitting in his Office the other morn
ing. Dr. Dorsch was born in Nuremberg,
Batavia, and pursued his studies at Munich
and Vienna. BE was highly educated, was
a most thorough and industrious student,
owned one of the largest and most com
plete Libraries in the state, and was pos
sessed of more than ordinary literary
ability, his latest effort being a book of
poems in the German language, which re-
ceived very favorable notice from the
German press. He was a naturalist of
moro than ordinary ability, and had a
very interesting museum. He was chosen
a presidential elector in 1860 and a member
of the late board of education in 1872. He
was held in high esteem by all classes and
his death is mourned by all.
There are now 1897 students registered